The instrument's own words
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To all persons to whom these presents shall come—Charles Anthony of Providence in the County
of Providence and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations sendeth Greeting—
Of whereas Roland & Bryant of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and said State
by his two deeds of Mortgage dated the first maturity of them Nov. 1st 1841, and received
one thousand dollars in the town of Providence in Rhode Island from the [illegible] 6 page 632, and
the other in the town of Charlestown in Rhode Island book number page 561, did grant unto
me the said Charles Anthony, a return of land being the land belonging then as known
as the Centerville Mill site situated in said town of Providence and Charlestown which
said Mortgages as by reference to the same on the Deeds will appear were
given to secure said Anthony, as follows—Know all men by these presents that I the said
Charles Anthony, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid
by the Providence Dale Manufacturing company a corporation duly incorporated
and doing business in said State the receipt whereof in full payment and
satisfaction of the said two Mortgages I do hereby absolutely by these presents
release and forever quit claim the said land together with the said Providence Dale Manufacturing com-
pany, their successors and assigns forever quit claim the lands and tenements in the said
mortgages described and all the right title and interest both at Law and in equity
whereby I the said Charles Anthony have in and to the same
to have and to hold the same unto the said Providence Dale Manufacturing com-
pany their successors and assigns forever for their use and behoof of forever
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninth
day of November A.D. 1863
Signed sealed and delivered
By me present
D. P. Gerald
Charles Anthony L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
in Providence ss
In the town of Providence in said County
on this ninth day November 1863—Now personally
appeared Charles Anthony Subscriber to the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act & deed
Before me D. P. Gerald Notary Public
N.S.I.R.
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Received for Record Jan 29th 1864
at 11 oclock A.M.
Recorded by
Charles Cross Clerk
True Dale Rotation 16th Nov 1863
At a meeting of the True Dale Manufacturing Co. held this day all the members being
present and unanimously resolved that R. G. Hazard Vice of the Company be author-
ized and empowered to sell and convey to Christopher A. Hodge one half of all the
lands bars mills estate and appurtenances and machinery and to sign the deeds
for the same in behalf of this corporation and affix their corporate seal thereto Also to sell and
convey any other part of the stone walls of said manufacture and mills and property not using to the
Dale estate sign and seal deeds therefor and offices empower said to do same Also noted to conform
the said records namely in said successors of the Stone property of Dale records Signed R. G. Hazard Vice
I certify that the above is a correct copy from the Records of the True Dale manufg Co
In witness my hand and the corporate seal of said Company office approx
at True Dale 8th day of December 1863
D. P. Gerald Clerk
(2269)
N.S.I.R.
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To all people to whom these presents shall come — The Pine Date manufacturing Co
company being a corporation duly incorporated by the Legislature of the State of Rhode
Island in Providence city business in said State — incorporated
Whereas we the undersigned in said State Pine Date manufacturing Company for and
in consideration of the sum of thirty thousand Dollars to us in hand paid
before me Notary public and duly admitted and sworn
the Town of Smithfield in the County of Bristol in the State of
Rhode Island manufacture the aforesaid that we do hereby acknowledge
and as thereafter fully satisfied convened and paid the thing and by
these presents do hereby grant release acquit and discharge free and clear the
said Sophocles P Hyde his heirs executes and admitted successors forever
by these presents handed given granted bargained sold allowed fully
conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do fully execute and liberate
quit claim bargain sell and sell forever convey and confirm unto the
said Sophocles P Hyde his heirs and assigns forever one undivided
half part of certain texts or parcels of land bordering the Carolina
Mill estate lying and being in the Town of Smithfield and Charlestown
in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island with all the buildings
and improvements thereon standing and all the water rights
millways sluiceways springs courses and flumes appurtenant connected thereto
and all the water rights mill privileges rights of forage and appurten
nances to the same belonging or in any way appertaining said Carolina
Mill estate comprises all the tracts and parcels of land in the off partances
names thing mentioned and described in the following deeds viz:
First A Deed from Boston W Smith Assignee of G W P Williams to
Sophocles P Hyde dated [illegible] which said deed is recorded in the records of said town
of Smithfield in Book number eight (8) page one hundred and eight (108)
Second — A Deed from Thomas W Hence to Sophocles P Hyde recorded in
the records of said town of Smithfield in Book number eight (8) page
two hundred (200)
Third — A Deed from Henry S Brown to the Carolina Mills Company recorded
in the records of said town of Smithfield in Book number nine (9) page
one hundred and twenty eight (128)
Fourth The Deed from John M Moore to Sophocles P Hyde recorded in the
records of said town of Smithfield in Book Number ten (10) page
fifty one (51)
Fifth — A Deed from Arm Clark to Sophocles P Hyde recorded in the
records of said town of Charlestown in Book number seven (7) page fifty five
eight (558)
Sixth A deed from Boston W Smith Assignee of G W P Williams to Sophocles P
Hyde recorded in the records of said town of Charlestown in Book num
ber seven (7) page ninety seven (97)
Seventh A deed from Catherine P Miller Administrator of the heirs now in
the estate of beloved William deceased to Sophocles P Hyde recorded in the
records of said town of Charlestown in Book number seven (7)
page one hundred and five (105)
Eighth the deed from Robert Clark to Sophocles P Hyde recorded in the
records of said town of Charlestown in Book number seven (7) page
two hundred and sixty six (266)
Ninth A deed from George K Kingston to Sophocles P Hyde recorded in
the records of said town of Charlestown in Book number seven (7)
page two hundred and seventy three (273)
Tenth the deed from Joseph M Witley and others to Sophocles P Hyde recorded
in the records of said town of Charlestown and Book number
seven (7) page two hundred and ninety nine (299)
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Elizabeth A deed from Nehemiah Kenyon to Jonathan & Margaret recorded in the records of
town of Charlestown in book Number seven (7) page three hundred and two (302)
Jonathan A deed from Nehemiah Kenyon to Jonathan & Margaret recorded in the records of said town of Charlestown
in book Number seven (7) page three hundred and fifty six (356)
Theilton A deed from Samuel White and his wife Margaret to Richard & Margaret recorded in the records of
town of Charlestown in book Number eight (8) page nine (9)
Samuel A deed from Isaac Jones to Jonathan & Margaret recorded in the records of said
town of Charlestown in book Number eight (8) page one hundred and fifty nine (159)
Elizabeth A deed from John Fowler to Jonathan & Margaret and Isaac & Mary recorded
in the records of said town of Charlestown in book Number eight (8) page one
hundred and seventy (170)
Benjamin A deed from John & Mary to Jonathan & Margaret recorded in the records of
said town of Charlestown in book Number eight (8) page four hundred and sixty nine (469)
And also one undivided Right Part part of the Real Estate late run and above there before inherited
described within said Rhode Island manufacturing company now are, occupy or hold fees=
simple of widow or widow or both of said town Richmond and Charlestown in the close of title
of wit a lot by a hand map by H [illegible] of H Broughton by deed recorded in said Charlestown
town in book Number eight (8) page 429 and similarly and conversely however from this present real
estate lying both the town Richmond and Charlestown aforesaid out of the original
premises of Sunday late to Sunday present as follows being at Richmond to Davenport
Symonds Hypotenuse Jordan Hypotenuse Jordan & Samuel S Symonds Arthur Stephens
& Christopher S Symonds Hiram M Armstrong James Godey Daniel Godey Aaron thankful
Hanson And in Charlestown to Jonathan Tucker Robert Dexter Robert Chase
Christopher Henry Champlain Thomas Green Thomas A Force Septimus White
and from Jesse Stephens & Stephen S Stephens Stephen Staples Nat Hengen George
& Benjamin Williams George Simpson James A Conley Arthur C Belknap Wash-
ington county then to John Dunton Dexter Michael Williams Gunning
and a tract of a right acres in Richmond said to Matthew H Piller and
a lot in Charlestown said to Dennis Henry the second deed to the
parties recorded in the office of the town clerks of said town of Richmond
and Charlestown and referred to the same as above hereby for a particular
description of the said lands late enjoyed from this present
"to have and to hold the said grant and premises forever with all the
all the privileges advantages and privileges appertaining to the same to be lasting in all
opposites appertaining to the same said Theophilus T Hyde has this thing and
desires here to the end that in the presence wit and lasting forever
That in the said East Dale Dale manufacturing company for ourselves and
for our successors do covenant promise and grant to be and unite the said The
ophilus T Hyde has this thing and agrees that wit and be for the using premises here
are the true sole and lawful owners of the said bargain premises and
are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own true proper right as
of right absolute estate of importance in per simple and plain and
in our own right full and free and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargain premises to me and my assigns and may from
time to time and at all times forever heresse by force and virtue of these
presents lawfully peacefully and quietly they shall use every process
and enjoy the said deemed bargained and premises with all the appurtenances
mines fields and clear and purely and clearly equipped exonerated and un-
charged of free from all and all other manner of former or these gifts grants leases
gains sales leases mortgages with initials journals deeds conveyances
executions and immanences of what name or nature deeds that might
imp any measure or degree distant or make void this present deed
Thusmore we the said East Dale Dale manufacturing company for our
selves and for our successors do covenant and oblige the above named
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premises to him The said Shopholiles D. Nyde his heirs and assigns again
the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever to warrant
seize and defend by these presents saying and excepting however from
this covenant of warranty so much of the North Lot farm so called as
described in a conveyance from the Premises to said Hazard to
wardward being a quit claim deed of said farm which said deed is recorded
in this record book town of Charlestown in book number 18 page
eighty and eight sealed same day I Isaac Peace Hazard of
the county of Kent the state of Rhode Island and province of
premises and of one dollar to me paid by said Shopholiles D. Nyde
hereby remise release and forever quit claim unto the said Shopholiles
D. Nyde his heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest property
claim and demand whatever i now have or might have ought to have or claim
now and to the aforementioned premises
to have and to hold the same
to the said Shopholiles H. Nyde his heirs and assigns forever
to his their use benefit and behalf forever And I Hazard to bargain
of South Kingstown in the county of Washington and the state of
by consideration of the premises and of one dollar to me paid by the said
Shopholiles D. Nyde hereby remise release and forever quit claim unto
him the said Shopholiles H. Nyde his heirs and assigns forever all the
right title interest property claim and demand whatever i now have or
of right have to have or claim now and to the aforementioned premises
I have and to hold the same to have the said Shopholiles H. Nyde
his heirs and assigns forever to his their use benefit and behalf forever
And I Caroline N. Hazard wife of the said Rowland L. Hazard in
consideration of the premises and of one dollar to me paid by said Shopholiles
H. Nyde the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by these presents
quit claim release and convey to the said Shopholiles H. Nyde his
heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower and power of thirds in
and to the aforementioned said tracts and parcels of land known as the
Corydon Mill Estate with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
To have and to hold the same to have the said Shopholiles H. Nyde
his heirs and assigns forever to his their use benefit and behalf forever
In witness whereof the said Peace Dale manufacturing company
have hereunto set our hands and seals at South Kingstown providence this
twenty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty two
Peace Dale Mfg Co
Signed sealed and delivered
R. L. Hazard Treas.
In presence of
The mortgage at the end of
the cloth time in the second
page interlined before signing
dated the 21st Dec 1882
2nd & 3rd times meet also
4th the page 4y line 9th word strike
claim of title added and words
receipt a lot bought by lll. p
Hazard of fcl. Kingstown by deed
recorded in said town Charlestown in
book No 18 page 485 interlined also page 585
and a lot in Charlestown sold to Bonham Kenyon added
P. R. Legard
C. P. Potter
Isaac P. Hazard L.S.
Rowland L. Hazard L.S.
Caroline N. Hazard L.S.
No 460.00
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State of Rhode Island &c
Washington &c
In South Kingstown town, in said county on this twenty first day
of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three
there personally appeared Rowland S Hazard, Treasurer of the State Rhode Island
executing before me the foregoing instrument to be his free
and voluntary act and deed of the said conveyancing.
Before me
E. S. Potter
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington &c
In South Kingstown town in said county on this twenty first
day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
three, there personally appeared Isaac S Hazard and Rowland S Hazard subscribers
to the foregoing instrument and severally acknowledged the same to be their free
and voluntary act and deed said at the same time and place furthermore
N Hazard, wife of said Isaac S Hazard, Also one of the subscribers to the
foregoing instrument having seen the same exhibited by me privately and apart from her said
husband, after having said instrument shown and explained to her by me
she then do swear declared the same to be her free and voluntary act and deed
and that she did not wish to protect the same
Before me
E. S. Potter
Justice of the Peace
To all people to whom these presents shall
come; I Thaddeus R Hyde of Newport in the county of New London and
State of Connecticut, do hereby know That I that said Thaddeus
R Hyde for and in consideration of the sum of thirty thousand dollars to me in
hand delivered the receipt whereof hereby well and truly paid by the Pace Date Manufacturing
Company a corporation lawfully incorporated and doing business in the state of Rhode
Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am therefore fully satisfied
contented paid and therefore I convey and transfer through the covenants agree
and discharge thereon, the said Pace Date Manufacturing Company forever by these
presents have granted bargained sold alienated shifted conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do grant sell fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell
assign enforce convey and confirm unto the same, said Pace Date Manufacturing
Company and assigns forever, one undivided half part of the Carolina Mills estate (go
called) situated in the towns of Richmond and Charlestown in the county of Kent
Washington in the said state of Rhode Island, reference being had for a particular
description of the same to a deed from said Pace Date Manufacturing Company
to this grantor of some date with these presents, which said deed is recorded in the office of
Land evidence in said towns of Richmond and Charlestown, and also all the machinery
tools and improvements mentioned in a bill of sale of new date research from said Pace
Date Company to this grantor, recorded in said towns of Richmond and Charlestown
Reference to the same being had.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the appur
tenances privileges and commodities of the same belongy, or in any way appertaining, to them
the said Pace Date Manufacturing Company, their successors and assigns forever, to
their only proper use bought and held forever. And I the said Thaddeus R Hyde
for myself and for my heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant promise and
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